Legal Opinion
Watson v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided September 4, 1986No. 2-83-207-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOE SPURLOCK, II, Justice.
Appellant, Jimmie Davis Watson, was convicted by a jury for the offense of burglary of a habitation. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. sec. 30.02 (Vernon 1974). The jury found the enhancement paragraph of the indictment was true, and the court sentenced Watson to 25 years imprisonment.
This Court reversed the judgment and remanded the case for a new trial based on error in the court’s charge.1 Subsequently, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed this Court’s decision and held that the error in the court’s charge was harmless.2 The case is now before us for…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. BeySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
- Benavides v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1988
- Watson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
- Holt v. Preload Technology, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- State v. BeySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1988
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